RT Book
T1 Jihad in Sub-Saharan Africa: the role of digital media
A1 Matusitz, Jonathan Andre 1976-
A2 Wesley, Doris
LA English
PP Cham
PB Springer International Publishing AG
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885865600
AB This book examines how jihadist groups in sub-Saharan Africa have managed to advance their extremist agenda and recruit new followers thanks to digital media fueled by the information revolution since the dawn of the 21st century. This examination is based on a mixture of historical accounts, contemporary descriptions, case studies, theoretical applications, and an in-depth applied study (in the late chapters of the manuscript). An important conclusion is that the progress of jihadism in sub-Saharan Africa has been commensurate with the development and availability of digital media. This book breaks new ground in three ways. It is the first major academic work to devote most of its content exclusively to the use of digital media by jihadist groups in that region. Examples of jihadist digital media include social networking sites, online instructional videos, propaganda videos, and online jihadist magazines among others. Secondly, it provides detailed case studies of both well-knownAfrican groups (e.g., Al-Shabaab, Boko Haram) and lesser-known ones e.g., the Allied Democratic Forces in the Congo (which have, nevertheless, wreaked so much damage). Lastly, it is the first book to include an in-depth thematic analysis of online jihadist magazines Inspire, Dabiq, Rumiyah, and Gaidi Mtaani on their content dedicated to sub-Saharan Africa
CN 303.6250967
SN 9783031536991
K1 21. Jahrhundert (2000 bis 2100 n. Chr.)
K1 21st Century
K1 Communication Studies
K1 Digital lifestyle
K1 Kommunikationswissenschaft
K1 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication
K1 Media Studies
K1 Medienwissenschaften: Internet, digitale Medien und Gesellschaft
K1 POL053000
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism
K1 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General
K1 Political structure & processes
K1 Politische Strukturen und Prozesse
K1 Social Science / Media Studies
K1 Terrorism, armed struggle
K1 Terrorismus, bewaffneter Kampf
K1 Sub-Saharan Africa
K1 Subsahara-Afrika